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Electrons: Sophisticated Simplicity (Sep 1997)
Information Technology: South Africa's Election Technology Coup (Nov 1999)
Magnetrons: Microwave Rave (Apr 1993)
Piezoelectric Crystals: Twitches and Sparks (Apr 1994)
Shortwave Radio: Listening to the World (Mar 1992)
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Spread Spectrum Signaling: What's a Wide Band? (Apr 2003)
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